The Making-Box

One of The Making-Box’s strategic goals for 2022 is: make an impact and show it. So this January, we crunched a lot of numbers in an effort to better understand the story of 2021 for us and our clients.

2021 By the Numbers — The Making-Box

What happens when you introduce "humble introvert" insurance providers to applied improvisation? A little fear, a little hesitation, and a lot of courage and fun. Read all about in our case study with Halwell Mutual Insurance Company.

“Humble Introverts” Have Fun Being Courageous Together — The Making-Box A team of “humble Introverts” have fun being courageous together.

Read our case study about our work with Haskayne School of Business at University of Calgary. In which we transform post-secondary instructors into Zoom Wizards!

Case Study: Make Instructors "Zoom Wizards" with Haskayne School of Business — The Making-Box With professors face up to failure in the online teaching world, how can they train to be more adaptable facilitators?

Anyone been experiencing reverse culture shock as you "return to work"? Here are some ways to reduce the potential negatives.

Are you prepared for Reverse Culture Shock? — The Making-Box We believe we've found ways to spark a level of fun and human connection that most don't think possible online. But right now, if you're in Ontario like us, the "return to in-person" is on many people's mind.

Some longstanding friends may be wondering, "what's next for The Making-Box?" Here's the answer and also a call to keep live comedy thriving in Guelph and K-W with the new Guelph Performing Arts Co-Op.

Improvising Through COVID-19 (Part 2): The Making-Box's Next Steps — The Making-Box This one is for long-standing friends of The Making-Box. We want to share an update with you.

Last year, we made a community accountability contract to rebuild our organization to be more actively anti-racist and anti-opressive. Here's our check-in with how those accountability measures played out, and what we're doing to continue learning and growing in our organization. Thoughts, comments, and call outs are always welcome!

Our Updated Community Accountability Contract (June 2021) — The Making-Box Last June, we shared an accountability contract with our community. This post was to ensure that we continue expressing our values and strive to create an accessible and adaptable organizational culture people with diverse backgrounds and lived-experiences can feel excited to participate in.

Two free workshops are coming up! Overcoming Creative Doubt (Wed. Feb. 17 @ 7 PM) and Improv for Educators (Sat. March 6 @ 2 PM). Save your spot. https://www.themakingbox.ca/improv-incubator-online-improv-classes

This Thursday we're excited to team up with the U of G Student Experience for a special workshop as part of Black Heritage Month Workshop. Learn to Overcome Doubt in the Creative process or check out one of these other workshops running all month long!

Creative faces of people who just finished our free workshop Overcoming Creative Doubt. Want to overcome your doubt and try the session yourself? Sign up here: https://themakingbox.hubspotpagebuilder.com/overcoming-creative-doubt

Tons of fun to jump into this week! Under 3 spots left for each of these classes:

Tuesday Jan. 19 - Free Workshop! Overcoming Creative Doubt:
https://www.themakingbox.ca/improv-for-creatives/overcoming-creative-doubt

Thursday Jan. 21 - 6-week Improv Fundamentals Begins: https://www.themakingbox.ca/improvincubator/improv-incubator-level-one-online

We've been getting ready for 2021. And now you can too! New free workshops and multi-week courses start late January. All designed to start the year with new skills, friends and fun. https://www.themakingbox.ca/improv-incubator-online-improv-classes